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Sporophila peruviana

Parrot-billed Seedeater


Sporophila peruviana

(Lesson, RP, 1842)
Espiguero Pico de Loro
Family: Thraupidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Callyrhynchus peruvianus.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The parrot-billed seedeater (Sporophila peruviana) is a small species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in various shrubby habitats in western Ecuador and western Peru. Outside the breeding season, it is quite social and frequently seen in flocks with other small seed-eating birds.

Source: Wikipedia, article Sporophila peruviana. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 79700
♂ ♀  Adult
Playa de Puerto Engabao
Guayas
Ecuador
01/18/2015
Fernando Pásara Hurtado
Foto
Photography ID: 78095
♀  Adult
Pachacutec
Ica
Peru
01/10/2015
Darwin Garcia Bautista
Foto
Photography ID: 78056
♂  Adult
Pachacutec
Ica
Peru
01/10/2015
Darwin Garcia Bautista



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
35853630/10/2015EcuadorGuayasReserva Forestal Anr Los Samanes, GuayaquilJulián Alfredo Pérez Correa
31061924/07/2015PeruLambayequeArea de Conservacion Privada ChaparríRutger Koperdraad
26597628/03/2015EcuadorGuayasReserva Ecológica Manglares ChuruteJulián Alfredo Pérez Correa
25923718/03/2015EcuadorGuayasParque Los Samanes, GuayaquilJulián Alfredo Pérez Correa
25348205/03/2015EcuadorGuayasParque Los Samanes, GuayaquilJulián Alfredo Pérez Correa
24962826/02/2015EcuadorManabíAyampe, Puerto LópezGisella Carabelli
23292218/01/2015EcuadorGuayasPlaya de Puerto EngabaoFernando Pásara Hurtado
22906410/01/2015PeruIcaBosque de restauracion, PachacutecDarwin Garcia Bautista
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Parrot-billed Seedeater (Sporophila peruviana) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 27/09/2026.